10 Manga Like Kimi wa 008 — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished Kimi wa 008 and want your next read, these recommendations are not someone's opinion — they are computed from comic-lab's database of every manga published in Japan since 1968, combining three similarity axes (art style, setting, story) with real reader-behavior data.

1. Nue's Exorcist (鵺の陰陽師)

by 川江康太 · since 2023 · 16 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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2. Jaa, Kimi no Kawari ni Korosō ka? (じゃあ、君の代わりに殺そうか?)

by 榊原宗々 · since 2019 · 12 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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3. Teenage Renaissance! David (思春期ルネサンス!ダビデ君)

by 黒木雄心 · since 2019 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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4. Kojirase Hyakki Dominor (こじらせ百鬼ドマイナー)

by 南郷晃太 · since 2018 · 4 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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5. It is the work of the spirit (それは霊のしわざです)

by Noise · since 2020 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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6. Dōkyūsei!! (同・級・生!!)

by 池山田剛 · since 2018 · 9 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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7. Shōraiteki ni Shinde kure (将来的に死んでくれ)

by 長門知大 · since 2017 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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8. Komi Can't Communicate (古見さんは、コミュ症です。)

by オダトモヒト · since 2016 · 36 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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9. The World God Only Knows (神のみぞ知るセカイ)

by 若木民喜 · since 2008 · 41 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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10. Ranma ½ (らんま1/2)

by 高橋留美子 · since 1988 · 99 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: shares genre and subject categories on Wikipedia.

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Method: similarity is computed over cover-art embeddings, thematic categories and plot descriptions of 133,000+ works, blended with co-reading behavior. Volume counts and dates reflect Japanese editions and update automatically.

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